2026 Fiat Toro Is Another Ford Maverick Rival That Keeps Teasing Us From Afar

It seems like a market that other companies would be interested in joining, especially those with existing products that could be adapted. Stellantis is one of those companies, and it's updating one of those products for 2026: the Toro.

It Seems To Be A Light Refresh
Fiat only released a single teaser image of the front, as well as a short teaser video. The video shows a few more angles of the Toro including the rear and the profile. Even from the low-light shots, it's clear that the truck is just getting a light update. We're able to confirm that thanks to a YouTube user in Brazil who happened to spot a new example seemingly already on a showroom floor, and you can see the video below. Fiat gave the truck new headlights, a broad grille with vertical slats, and some changes to other detail parts around the car, such as the taillights.

2026 Fiat Toro teaser rearFiat
Supporting the light refresh idea are the relatively unchanged interior, and the badges on the side of the truck, both of which can be seen in the YouTube video. The trim features the number "450" in the name. The numbers in Toro trims in Brazil indicate the engine equipped by way of the amount of torque in Newton-meters. The truck in the video evidently has the same 2.2-liter turbodiesel four-cylinder as the current model, which makes about 200 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque. Fiat will also probably continue offering the gas and ethanol-powered turbocharged 1.3-liter four-cylinder, too, which currently makes about 176 hp and 199 lb-ft.

We Think It Could Be Feasible To Bring The Toro To America
Introducing a vehicle to a new market is never truly easy. There are all kinds of little changes that have to happen, such as updating safety and emissions equipment, and tuning the driving experience to the target region's tastes. All those changes add costs that could make it difficult to impossible for a car to be introduced and be worth it. While this would all apply to the Toro, the little truck does have an advantage in that it's on a platform that has already been available in the US.

It's built on the same platform that has underpinned the Renegade and the Compass, the latter of which is still on sale. So, it's clear that this platform can be made to pass American safety regulations and be set up in a way that American customers would like. Additionally, it would seem likely that the turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder that's offered in the US in the Compass would probably fit. In the Compass, it makes 200 hp and 221 lb-ft, which would be comfortably in range of the hybrid Maverick. The Dodge Hornet also has a version of the engine making 268 hp and 295 lb-ft, which would compete nicely with the turbocharged Maverick. The Compass even had a plug-in hybrid powertrain in Europe, as will its replacement version, which would also be compelling in a truck like the Toro.

With a proven platform and available engines, it seems like the Toro is just some development time and a rebrand away from being a slightly smaller Maverick competitor (it's about 5 inches shorter in length than a Maverick). With a midsize Ram supposedly on the way, the Toro could get a Ram badge and fully round out the truck brand in America. It seems like a good idea to us, assuming that Stellantis could do it affordably, and even with these advantages, it could still be difficult to make the numbers work, especially for a vehicle that needs to be priced low.